Quality of life and comorbid status in persons of the older age group with chronic sensorineural hearing loss

Abstract

A study was conducted of 300 patients with chronic sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) in four age groups, allocated according to the age classification of the World Health Organization (WHO). For patients of the older age group, a high comorbidity index is noted, while among concomitant diseases, chronic non-infectious diseases that are likely to affect hearing (arterial hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVDs), diabetes mellitus) are more often observed with age. A direct correlation was found between diseases that probably affect the auditory function and quality of life (QoL) of patients. It was noted that the proportion of people with moderate and severe hearing impairment increases with age, while the total QoL indicator correlated with age (inverse correlation in the elderly, direct correlation in senile people and long-livers) and the degree of SNHL (inverse correlation). Self-assessment of QOL level by the physical component in patients of the older age group corresponded to the pre-critical level.

Assessment of the Quality of Life of Hearing-Impaired Patients Using the Cochlear Implantation System in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)

“…Кохлеарная имплантация в настоящее время зарекомендовала себя как наиболее эффективный метод компенсации слуха у пациентов с IV степенью сенсоневральной формы тугоухости и глухотой [4,5,11,13,14,18,19].…”